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Academy Awards honour Greek icons in a special ‘In Memoriam’ video

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony took place on Sunday night and while the actual golden statue winners were overshadowed by a controversial altercation between presenter Chris Rock and Oscar winner …

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Mums and women in retirement left out of 2022-23 Federal Budget

The Budget is another missed opportunity to address the gender super gap and take action to end the scandal of $5 billion a year in unpaid superannuation. Despite the gender …

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Museum Curator makes Ancient Greece come alive in Canberra

Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes explores competition in our world, in sports, education, and the arts. It reflects on our heroism in the face of invaders, and in wars …

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Brisbane to celebrate the return of the Paniyiri Greek Festival after two long years

Queensland’s largest and longest running Greek festival, Paniyiri, has has finally announced its return after a two-year Covid-induced break. Australia’s oldest cultural festival garnering over 50,000 people each year will …

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Federal Budget 22-23: Cash handouts and immediate relief in pre-election bid by the Morrison government

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the much anticipated Federal Budget for 2022-2023, with several announcements of significant importance hidden between the lines of big ticket items in the Governments last …

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More event cancellations for Sydney Greek Festival due to COVID-19 and flooding

Sydney Greek Festival has announced the cancellation of two upcoming events in the program both due to an increase in COVID-19 daily cases and heavy rainfall. “It seems that COVID-19 …

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Manasis School of Dance celebrates Greek Independence Day with a memorable production

This year’s Greek Independence Day celebration did not include the annual parelasi or parade where all community groups could march to commemorate the day. The Manasis dance group undertook an …

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100 years of Bithikotsis – New date, new venue, new surprises

One of the many stand out events in the 2022 Greek Festival of Sydney cultural program is the 100 Years of Bithikotsis, 1922-2022. This event was scheduled to take place …

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Governor Beazley lays wreath for Greek national day at Perth memorial

The Governor of Western Australia Kim Beazley AC joined the Greek community of Perth on Sunday to commemorate the 25 March anniversary of Greek Independence at the State War Memorial …

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Propaganda’s grip on many is truly alarming

“GIVE war a chance.” That is the message being attributed to pro-Russian demonstrators in Europe. And there are more of them than you might think. A few days ago, I …

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